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The Florists^ Review 



Jdly 18, 1912. 



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PANSIES 



SOW 

 NOW 



We are making a specialty of Pansles. Our collection is the richest In variety 

 of quality ever offered In this country. If you want the flnest Pansles that 

 It is possible to obtain, make your selection from the following list of seeds: 



MIXTURES OF GIANT-FLOWERED PANSIES 



Holmes' Triumph of the Giant. Robust, compact- growing plants; heavy foliage, 

 surmounted by enormous flowers of perfect form and great substance, on 

 strong, tall stalks; petals overlapped and undulating; rich and rare colors. 

 Trade packet, 50c; 1-16 oz., $1.00; % oz., $1.76; % oz., $3.00; % oz., $5.00; 

 oz., $8.50. 



Bugnot's Giant Spotted. Trade packet, 40c; 1-16 oz., 85c; H oz., $1.50; % oz., 

 $2.50; Vi oz., $4.50; oz., $7.60. 



Holmes' Mammoth Five-blotched. Gassier type, but flowers double size; magnlfl- 

 cent colors. Trade packet, 35c; 1-16 oz., 75c; ^ oz., $1.25; hi oz., $2.00; % 

 oz., $3.50; oz., $6.00. Giant Gassier, ^ oz., $1.75; Vt oz., $3.00; oz., $5.00. 



Mme. Ferret. Great American Giant, "Red. White and Blue"; % oz., $1.50; % oz., 

 $2.50; oz., $4.00. 



Odler Five-Spotted Beauties. % oz., $1.25; V& oz., $2.00; oz., $3.60. 



Goliath and Orchid (Cattleya) Flowered, same price as Odler. 



Giant Trimardeau. Vt oz., $1.00; % oz., $1.60; oz., $2.50. 



Trimardeau. Giant Spotted Parisian. % oz., $1.50; % oz., $2.60; oz., $4.00. 



Cassier and Trimardeau Mixture. ^ oz., $1.00; Vi oz., $1.75; oz., $3.00. 



Holmes' Giant Masterpiece. Enormous flowers, 4 inches across, daintily ruflled 

 edges, clearly distinct markings, and. In fact, a flower of recent Introduction 

 that has won volumes of praise from lovers of this particular flower. It Is a 

 master indeed of Us class. % oz., $1.75; % oz., $3.00; oz., $5.00. 



HOLMES SEED CO. 



HARRISBURG 

 PA. 



' Mention The Review when you write. 



say, 100 ears that are as nearly uni- 

 form in character as possible, and em- 

 body the points toward which we wish 

 to breed. The ground is marked both 

 ways and each row is planted by hand 

 from a single ear. It is best to plant 

 three or four kernels in each hill to 

 insure an ample stand, and then thin 

 to two stalks per hill. The thicker 

 planting also gives an opportunity to 

 discard the weaklings. At every al- 

 ternate row a numbered stake is 

 placed. The plot is cultivated the 

 same as any ordinary field, that condi- 

 tions may not be in favor of the plot. 

 After the last cultivation, the main 

 stalks in each marked row are counted, 

 and the number recorded. 



The Work of Detasseling. 



As fast as the tassels appear, and 

 before they commence to bloom, they 

 are removed from the marked rows, 

 which then become the female parents 

 only of the next generation, for they 

 must receive their pollen from the al- 

 ternate rows from which the tassels 

 have not been removed, and which we 

 designate as the male parents. 



The best way to remove the tassel is 

 to wait until it can be easily grasped 

 with the hand, when with a slight pull 

 it will easily be broken at the upper 

 joint of the stalk. If pulled too early, 

 one or more leaves will be removed 

 also, which is likewise the case if left 

 too long, for it will frequently break 

 at a lower joint, and the plant needs 

 all the leaf surface. It will be found 

 necessary to go over the plot nearly 

 every day until tassels cease to appear 

 on either main stalks or tillers. 



It is also advisable to remove the 

 tassels from the weak, puny or stunted 

 stalks in the male parent, or pollinat- 

 ing rows, and any stalk in these rows 

 that is apparently barren should be 

 detasseled. No chances should be taken 

 with a stalk that shows no promise 

 of an ear shoot, for its pollen will not 



Reliable Seeds 



sow NOW 



Asparagus Flnmosni Vaans, per 

 1000 aesds, $4.00 



Asparacua Diiflssiu Bcandras, per 

 1000 wt%( 



Cta. 



•St. 

 Pkt. 



$1.00 



... seeds. $10.000 LOO 



Aapaiacns Sprsaveri, 1000 seeds, 



$1.00 BO 



Oraoaana Zadlvisa, clean seed. . . .% l.BO .8S 

 Primnla Oboonloa Oraadlflora, 



carmine, lilac, pinlc, porpla, 



white or mixed hybrids, each 



separate, d tr. pkts., |2.o0 10 



Primula ODooalca Oranoiflora Oom- 



paota, mixed. 6 tr. pltts., $2.00 W 



Primula Oboouoa Oigantea, car- 

 mine, lilac, purple, pinic or 



mixed, each separate, 6 tr. 



pkta., $2.60 W 



My catalogue will guide you through Beltable 



Elorists'^ Flower Seeds. Aak fer the eame. 



O.V.ZANGEN, Seedsman 



HOBOKEN, N. J. 



be missed. 



Husking Time. 



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Nothing further is done to the breed- 

 ing plot until husking time. Each de- 



PRIMUy^ 



Unrivaled for size of flower, purity of color and 

 highest development. They represent the best 

 specialists have so far produced. Seeds and plants. 



J. L. SCHILLER, Toledo, O. 



Bsparagus BBamosus danus 



Wlseonsln Oreenhonse Grown Seed 



Not to be compared with the inferior California 

 an^ Florida ontdoor grovrn seed. 



1000 seeds. $i.SO: 6000, $16.25; 10,000, $S0.00 



G. H HUNKEL CO., Seednwi, Hflwiikce. Wb. 



WEEBER & DON'S 

 XX Retarded Berlin (Cold Storage) 



Lily of the Valley Pips 



IN BOXES 



250, $4.50; 500, $8.50; 1000, $16.00 



Waahav £ lUn *••' Mtrcbsstt 114 CkuAtrt tl., 

 WeCVer a VWUf ,^4 arnmrt NEW TOM. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Owing to the backward season In Cali- 

 fornia, all Winter and laU Bweet PM 

 Seed will be late In maturing. To STOld 

 late dellTeries, I will send all early orden 

 of Winter Sweet Pea Seed directly from 

 our ranch in Lompoc, Cal. These will 

 reach my farthest customers not later than 

 August lOtb, saving over four weeks' time. 

 Send all letters of importance to LompoCi 

 Cal. We will have all the leading colon 

 and many novelties. Orders booked now. 



My new list of Winter B^eeet Pea Seed 



has been mailed, if you have not received a copy, 

 ask for one. 



Here is a testimonial from one of maaj 

 satisfied customers: 



Mt Airy. Md.. reb. 26, MU. 

 Dear Sir: — We hsre been catting very flnt 

 pess this season from year stock. Stems 18 

 and 20 inches, with 8, 4 and B flowers, and ia 

 several instances with 6 flowers to a stem. Toa 

 deserve and receive great honor from the trads 

 for bringing Winter flowering Sweet Peas to 

 their present high position in the market. Too 

 bave already done more for the florist tliaa tki 

 great Borbank will ever do. 



JBSSa P. KING. ^ 



We have also only the l>e«t Spencer aao 



Unwln late Sweet Pea Seed on nand now. 



also other Florists' flower seed. Bend for 



list 



ANT. C. ZYOLANEK 



BOUND BROOK, 



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mW JBBSBt 



Chllds' Gladioli 



are noted the world over for 

 SUPKRIOR M CRIT 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS 



Flowerfield, Long leland, N. Y. 



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